Victory and Defeat in the Promised Land

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Victory and Defeat in the Promised Land

Judges 8:1-35

November 13, 2024 • Pastor Keith Gardner • Judges 8

Gideon started out with thirty two thousand volunteer soldiers, that sounds like a lot until you realize they were going up against one hundred thirty five thousand, as if being outnumbered four to one wasn’t bad enough odds, God then tested the thirty two thousand and only three hundred passed and was allowed to go to battle against the enemy.

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In the last three chapters we saw God raise up an army literally from nothing, and against all odds to give Israel the victory, interestingly during the time of the battle and all the difficulty that comes with it, Gideon and Israel did well and excelled. The real danger came afterward in the time of peace and prosperity, for it was then that Gideon and Israel failed. As the very thing that had gotten Israel in trouble with The Lord and caused them to go into bondage and become servants to their enemies (idolatry) rose up and ensnared them once again, this time it won’t let go, as we will never read “for the country was quiet” ever again.

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It has been over two centuries since Israel first entered the promised land and marched around Jericho, giving a shout unto The Lord while the walls of that fortified city came tumbling down without them lifting up a sword or shooting an arrow. Fast forward to the present Israel firmly entrenched in the promised land but fighting against what is right in the sight of God and therefore remaining under the constant threat of bondage to their enemies.